PHIN 1121: MARTIAL ARTS & SELF DEFENSE

Spring 2006 (TR 5:00-6:15; AB 1.318)

Instructor: John Bell (214) 244-2439 Email: John@jbdirect.net

Text: Nakayama M: “Best Karate, vol. I: Comprehensive”; Kodansha Intl Ltd. (Through
Harper & Row Publishers), New York, NY; latest edition; ISBN 0-87011-317-8.

GRADING POLICY
The full range of grades (A-F) will be used as an assessment of the student's performance. For
students who do not desire a letter grade, you may elect to designate this course as a
Pass/Fail course during registration or changing to that option at the first part of the
semester.

Grading will be based on the following:

1. Midterm 25% of total grade

2. Attendance and class participation 25% of total grade
3. Final 50% of total grade

Please note: As this course is a Martial Arts Course, attitude is very important. A poor attitude
toward the course and/or other students will have a negative impact on your final grade.

Each student is allowed a total of 2 absences throughout the semester. Any additional unexcused
absences need to be made up (discuss with instructor of class), or will result in a deduction of
2.5 points ( approx 1/4 of a letter grade) for each unexcused absence from his/her cumulative
semester score.

The midterm is a written test based on instructions up to the time of the midterm. For the final
examination, the student is required to perform a pre-designated set of martial arts techniques in
front of the course instructor/s. These techniques will have been covered extensively during the
semester. The final examination grade is based on the proficiency by which the student performs
these techniques, as defined by his/her level of confidence and technical skill.

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Syllabus; Spring 2006

Date Subject Area of Study

Jan 10 Overview
Lecture History and terminology of traditional karate

Jan 12,17 Stance I Front stance: fundamentals of execution

Punching I Stepping punch: fundamentals of execution

Jan 19, 24 Punching II Reverse punch: fundamentals of execution

Blocking I Rising block

Jan 26, 31 Blocking II Mid-level and low blocks: fundamentals of execution

Feb 2, 7, Stance II Back stance: fundamentals of execution

Feb 9 Blocking III Knife hand block: fundamentals of execution

Review of Stance, Punching & Blocking
Feb 14,16 Application of hand Utilization of body dynamics for punching
techniques I and blocking

Feb 21, 23 Application of hand Distance and timing of execution

techniques II
Intro to Kicking
Feb 28, Kicking II Front snapping kick: fundamentals of execution
Mar 2
Mar 7, 9 Spring Break Written examination on martial arts principals and
(Midterm) terminology (To be handed out on Mar 2 and
returned on March 14)
Mar 14, 16 Kicking III Front snapping kick (continued)
Stance II Side stance: fundamentals of execution
Side snapping kick: fundamentals of execution

Mar 21, 23 Kicking IV Side thrust kick: fundamentals of execution

Kata (Form) I Heian Shodan, sequence

Mar 28,30 Blocking IV Defense against kicking

Kata (Form) I Heian Shodan, sequence

Apr 4, 6 Kata (Form) I Heian Shodan, sequence

Apr 11, 13 Kata II Heian Shodan, body dynamics

Apr 18, 20 Kata III Heian Shodan, tempo

Apr 27 Final Examination Practical examination based on performance of

(R; 5 pm) Kata, basics and applications

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